Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
1635
2957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 249
1633
2955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1602
2916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1345
2576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
193
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
131
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 25
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesser Antilles
25 Genera with 52 Species
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1775 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1836 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Ganyra Billberg, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Itaballia Kaye, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Klotsius Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1947 | Grass yellow | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Terias Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesser Antilles
52 Species and 21 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anteos maerulea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921 | Rio de Janeiro Sulphur | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921 | | Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777 | Amarilla White | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868 | | | Ascia monuste monuste (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818 | | Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818 | | | Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819 | Great Southern White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Calais parreysii Steven, 1829 | | | Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855 | Bushveld Orange Tip | | Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942 | | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882 | Marsh Grass Yellow | | Eurema arbela gratiosa E. Doubleday, 1847 | Disjunct Yellow | | Eurema daira palmira Poey, 1852 | Antillean Barred Yellow | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Eurema elathea elathea (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Eurema elathea obsoleta Jörgensen, 1932 | | Eurema elathea flavescens Chavannes, 1850 | | | Eurema elathea obsoleta Jörgensen, 1932 | | | Eurema gratiosa Doubleday, 1847 | | | Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | Hall´s Sulphur | | Eurema lisa euterpe (Ménétriés, 1832) | ⇒ Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832 | | Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | | Eurema proterpia Fabricius, 1775 | Little Jaune | | Eurema sanjuanensis (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Ganyra menciae Ramsden, 1915 | Cuban White | | Ganyra tiburtia Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Itaballia demophile amathonte P. Cramer, 1777 | | | Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | Castalia Sulphur | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775 | Large Vagrant | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878 | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis agarithe antillia Brown, 1929 | Giant Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis agarithe pupillata Dillon, 1947 | Large Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775 | Apricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pyrisitia leuce (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | | Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936 | Leuce Yellow | | Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832 | Little Sulphur | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947 | Pale Yellow | | Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | Straight-line Sulphur | | Terias leuce (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 11
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 13
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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